QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. 71 B 



Cretaceous coal measures of Skidegate Inlet, may thus be given asThickne=- of 



Cretaceous 

 series. 



about 13,000 feet, composed as follows :- 



A 1500 



B 2000 



C 5000 



D 3500 



E 1000 ? 



13,000 



The fault alluded to in the preceding paragraphs as the main fault Main fault, 

 is one which was indicated by Mr. Eichardson as running from Anchor 

 Cove across to Shallow Bay. It appears again westward on the south- 

 west side of Steep Point, and probably runs on through the hollow 

 which leads from Long Arm to North Arm. In the opposite direction 

 it appears to run north of Triangle Island, to cut off the continuation 

 of the conglomerates north of Burnt Island, to pass between Lina 

 Island and the north shore of the inlet, and to strike that of Bear-skin 

 Bay where a sudden change of attitude is found in the beds. At this otner faults 

 fault an extensive downthrow northward has occurred. A second 

 important fault is supposed to run north-westward across Maude 

 Island, with a downthrow of the strata to the south-west, which 

 accounts for the sudden disappearance of the beds of sub-divisions D. 

 and E., and the underlying Triassic rocks. Where it cuts the north 

 shore of Maude Island the beds are disturbed, and indications of its 

 course are again found near Withered Point. A third fault must run 

 across the south-eastern extremity of South Island, on which the strata 

 have slipped down to the north-west, bringing the beds of Subdivision 

 C. in contact with the older limestones, (see p. 62 B.) 



The Cowgitz Coal Mine. — This mine is situated on that outcrop of Coal mine. 

 Subdivision C. which has been described as running northward from 

 Shallow Bay, and eventually turning north-westward up the valley of 

 the Slate Chuck. The principal openings have been made at a distance 

 of about a mile in a north-north-easterly direction from Anchor Cove. 

 The Queen Charlotte Coal Mining Company (limited) was formed in 

 Victoria in 1865 to open up the deposits of anthracite which had been 

 discovered here, and in the attempted development of the property ai ni iiYings! 

 large sum of money was expended between that date and the abandon- 

 ment of the enterprise about 1872. The mine was connected with the 

 coast by a substantial tramway, a wharf and the necessary buildings 

 for the accommodation of the men erected, with screens and all the 

 appliances for a large output. It is veiy desirable to take into careful 

 consideration all the circumstances which have operated in bringing 

 about the unfortunate suspension of this enterprise, not only in the 



